Patricia Woertz

proceeds to make investments in less volatile sectors or distribute excess capital to shareholders, Chairman and CEO PatriciaWoertz said in a statement. “We are continuing to actively manage our portfolio to create shareholder value by improving

before immigrating to the United States, will become Chicago-based ADM's first foreign-born CEO when he succeeds PatriciaWoertz on Jan. 1. He takes over the world's largest corn processor amid a deeper push into foreign markets that includes

the top job. So nobody was surprised when Chicago-based ADM announced yesterday that Mr. Luciano would succeed PatriciaWoertz as CEO on Jan. 1. That's why the stock barely budged on the news. “When I joined ADM in 2006, one of the areas

to help them innovate.” EARNINGS VOLATILITY The Wild deal also is part of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer PatriciaWoertz's plan to improve margins while reducing the earnings volatility that comes with the territory for a company that

its corporate expertise and needs. The board, announced today, includes Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman; ADM CEO PatriciaWoertz; Boeing director Mike Zafirovsky, who is a former Nortel Networks Corp. CEO and former president of Motorola Inc

about No. 2 on the list, rising star Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments. Occupying the top spot was PatriciaWoertz, the first female CEO of Archer Daniels Midland Co., the largest public company in Illinois, with $90 billion

of triumph mixed with frustration. Yes, there are women heading some of the largest organizations in the city—PatriciaWoertz at Archer Daniels Midland Co., Irene Rosenfeld at Mondelez International Inc. and Patricia Hemingway Hall at Health

and Europe are developing nicely, so we are preparing for what could be very large harvests," Chairman and CEO PatriciaWoertz said in a statement. The agribusiness giant said revenue declined 4.6 percent to $21.49 billion from $22

companies in the world, with sales approaching $2.5 billion and significant room to grow,” ADM Chairman and CEO PatriciaWoertz said in the statement. The acquisition will deliver cost and revenue benefits of 100 million euros in three years

25 largest companies in Illinois earning less last year. The biggest reductions resulted from one-time quirks. PatriciaWoertz of soon-to-be-Chicago-based Archer Daniels Midland Co. saw her pay fall 57 percent due to a previous change

executive officer of the world’s largest corn processor. Luciano, 52, will continue to report to Chairman and CEO PatriciaWoertz, the Decatur-based company said in a statement today. (See related story: "Anatomy of a deal: Why ADM picked

Analysts polled by FactSet predicted earnings per share of 85 cents per share on revenue of $25.3 billion. CEO PatriciaWoertz said the company's corn business benefited from lower costs while its agricultural services business was impacted